[前车之覆,后车之鉴 / 前車之覆,後車之鑒, qián chē zhī fù, hòu chē zhī jiàn, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ]lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (成语 saw); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one’s predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy[Add to Longdo]